2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid recalled for suspension issue

2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid - Best Car To Buy 2020Toyota is recalling some RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 models to fix a possible manufacturing flaw in the front suspension. The issue tracks back to “improper production conditions” from a supplier, such that the rigors of heavy acceleration and braking might eventually cause cracks in a lower control arm. If part were to break, it might result...

Electric cars from BlueIndy car sharing now face the crusher

BlueIndy electric-car sharing station and European Bollore BlueCar, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 2014Dozens of electric cars from the defunct BlueIndy car-sharing service were sent to a scrapyard, as the City of Indianapolis mulls what to do with leftover charging stations, according to local news reports. The Bollore BlueCars—purpose-built for BlueIndy and other car-sharing services operated by France's Bollore Group—are waiting to...

In California, Tesla Model 3 outsells Civic, Corolla, Accord, Camry

2020 Tesla Model 3The top-selling car in California is now an electric car, and it’s one that was designed, engineered, and built there: the Tesla Model 3. According to the quarterly update released on Thursday by the California New Car Dealers Association, the Model 3 outsold the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla in the state from the start of the year through...

Kia Stinger sport sedan might switch to electric, hints design boss

2020 Kia StingerThe Kia Stinger may need to go electric in order to survive, Kia design boss Karim Habib hinted in a recent interview with Top Gear. "As the technology goes towards EVs and as the world and its appetite for these types of cars changes, the concept probably has to evolve as well," Habib said in reference to the Stinger. Habib stopped short of...